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My Breakfast

May 20, 2016 5 Comments

My Breakfast

By Prospero Dae

I start with an empty bowl, which I half fill with tepid water. Then, after selecting the correct measure (it’s the pretty violet one), I add a teaspoon of hope.

On top, I sprinkle a dash of moral rectitude, followed by a tad of joyous inspiration.

Next, my proprietary blend of spices: calmness, intelligence, and true felicity (hint: go to a reputable health food store, and get the Jamaican stuff).

But sometimes I get discontentedly hungry by mid-morning, so to thwart that ever-giddy feeling, I have a small bite of presumptuousness.

There. I’ve done it. I’ve stuck to my no-calorie diet!

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  1. Bobby Warner says

    May 20, 2016 at 11:28 am

    Great little story, Prospero. But I am left wondering: Just what the heck do you have for lunch!!!??? You’ve chalked up another Winner, my friend.

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  2. Smila W. Planete says

    May 20, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    a perfect 101! and a very memorable breakfast.

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  3. Roy Dorman says

    May 20, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Nice idea, Prospero. I like it.

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  4. Cynthia Jobin says

    June 14, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    Truly an unmenge of the nicest virtues. No calories, indeed, and yet I feel myself going into diabetic shock…..

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  5. Rob McShane says

    June 15, 2016 at 1:55 am

    Excellent! Who needs food? So much more on the menu…

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